Vertigo

Pros: Practically everything

Cons: The plot drags a bit

The Bottom Line: This film brings the term "classic Hitchcock" to a whole new level.

Review: It has been said that during the 1950s, Hitchcock was really making a name for himself. Having directed films such as Strangers on a Train, Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, Hitchcock was on his way to some big money, despite...

Pros: Excellent photography, Bernard Hermann score

Cons: Not for the impatient

The Bottom Line: A great romantic thriller, and a must for all serious movie lovers.

Review: How does one go about recommending this great film, a film I consider to be Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece? "Vertigo" is certainly one of the great romantic classics from one of Hollywood's greatest directors, the master of suspense himself. Not a...

Pros: Great plot twist, directorial innovation, symbollic themes

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Essential Viewing. Many have called Vertigo Hitchcock's greatest movie. His directorial style an screenplay is probably at its finest.

Review: Released in 1958, Vertigo opened to fairly mixed reviews and wasn’t a box office success. Locked away into the archives by Hitchcock it wouldn’t be rereleased until 25 years later. Absence certainly made the heart grow fonder, and Vertigo is ...

Pros: A moody, mesmerizing tone poem that draws us repeatedly back to a precipice of madness.

Cons: It's not a film to be analyzed in terms of logic or a realistic plot.

The Bottom Line: Hitchcock's VERTIGO, like many of his films, explores guilt about women, desire and death. Unlike some others, an ordinary, decent man -- like Alfred Hitchcock -- is to blame.

Review: Perhaps one should not make crude puns about a great motion picture, but my title here is one I'm sure the master suspense director, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), in an unguarded moment, might have appreciated, in private if not in public. From his ...

Pros: Hitchcock's masterpiece of obsession has too many pros to list here

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Vertigo is an essential part of the Hitchcock oeuvre.

Review: "I'm not mad! I don't want to die. There's someone within me, and she says that I must die."
--Madeleine Elster, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo


The easiest way to identify a master filmmaker is to observe how well his or...

Pros: Suspenseful, Enigmatic, Atmospheric

Cons: A little dated now

The Bottom Line: Vertigo is an enthralling movie which stands the test of time. Unmissable for Hitchcock fans, highly recommended to anyone who appreciates a good yarn told with flair and innovation.

Review: Vertigo (1958) stars James Stewart as John Ferguson, known as Scottie to his acquaintances, a retired San Francisco detective. Scottie retired from the force after a rooftop scene in which a colleague of his died, the trauma and guilt leaving Scottie...

Pros: Great thriller

Cons: Bad date movie

The Bottom Line: All the people watch this movie and say "Alright." The people like this movie "Vertigo."

Review: "Vertigo" Revisited

"Vertigo" is one of the first films to seriously examine the odd relationship of the actor to the audience (especially the female actor to a male audience), and it’s so intellectually interesting and visually...

Pros: Stewart, Bel Geddes, Novak, cinematography, script, score

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: One of Hitchcock's most personal and memorable films, with excellent performances and wonderful visuals.

Review: In one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest and most complex films, Jimmy Stewart is in peak form playing ...

Pros: fantastic story, very complex plot

Cons: none..

Review: Vertigo is a film filled with intense scenes of psychological play on words, actions and characters.
This film by Hitchcock is filled with beautiful passages of love, trickery and fate.

I highly enjoyed watching Vertigo for the first time...

Pros: Pure Perfection.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: What more can I say. watch it. you won't have any regrets.

Review: Judging by my title I am sure you can tell where this is going. Hitchcock made this film in 58 to a reasonably unresponsive audience. Over time however this film has grown beyond anything possible. Stewart and Novak are simply incredible. To go into ...